Other Options

[JenMH88RN, BSN, RN]

I have recently decided that I do not want be a family NP. I also have recently completed  my program, but I do not want all of the hard work I put into it and lost time with my family to go to waste. Are there any other options out there that would still require me to use my NP title but there is little to no diagnosing or treating? Or is there a specialty out there where I wouldn't have to think so much?

[FullGlass, BSN, MSN, NP]

Is this meant to be satire?

[JBMmom, MSN, NP]

I'm not sure about jobs that would require your NP without diagnosing and treating, but perhaps you're more suited to an educational role. I'm not sure you can get away from thinking anywhere in the field, but if the thinking you're concerned about it related to the stress of being responsible for diagnosing and developing treatment plans, perhaps you would be interested in teaching students. Certainly there are educational programs that would be interested in having a NP as a faculty member. 

[FullGlass, BSN, MSN, NP]

JBMmom said:

I'm not sure about jobs that would require your NP without diagnosing and treating, but perhaps you're more suited to an educational role. I'm not sure you can get away from thinking anywhere in the field, but if the thinking you're concerned about it related to the stress of being responsible for diagnosing and developing treatment plans, perhaps you would be interested in teaching students. Certainly there are educational programs that would be interested in having a NP as a faculty member. 

The OP just finished their MSN for the NP role.  They are not qualified to be an instructor.  Teaching also requires a lot of thinking.  They could go back to being an RN, but that requires assessment and the ability to think.  RNs also have to be able to treat certain things.

There is no professional job on the planet that does not require the ability to think.  In fact, I can't think of a single job that does not require thinking n.

I really thought the OP question was meant to be satire.

 

[bigmama23]

I just graduated in May with a DNP and I passed the ANCC the October before graduating. I get what you're saying about lost time with your family, then working for a small employer with garbage benefits, if any at all, while also having to work hours on call and work more hours than what you would be if you were in your RN role. That is garbage. I had been looking into getting into administration with my employer, unfortunately the health officer where I work decided to blacklist me before she died so I am in a different boat there. At least someone had the courtesy to tell me so I didn't continue wasting my time there. 

[JBMmom, MSN, NP]

FullGlass said:

Teaching also requires a lot of thinking. 

I apologize if my post came across as though teaching is a profession that requires less thinking. I only thought that if the OP had stress about diagnosing patients, but had the proper credentials to teach, that might be a more appropriate option. Clearly that was not the case either, I misread the original post. 

[djmatte, ADN, MSN, RN, NP]

They could easily teach at an undergrad nursing level if they had a solid background in nursing. At least two of my undergrad instructors were FNPs who found out they preferred to stick with nursing.